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Tennis Doubles Strategy : How to Return a Serve in Doubles Tennis

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Uploaded by on Apr 14, 2008

Be ready for any serve. Learn about service returner position and preparation for return of serve in doubles tennis in this free tennis lesson from a professional coach.

Expert: Jason Gerardo
Bio: Jason Gerardo is a tennis professional at Gold Key Racquet Club in Phoenix. Over the years he has worked with youth tennis players, as well as adult players, in singles and doubles.
Filmmaker: Bill Zervakos

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  • im the 44,444 viewer.. (:

  • Wrong, you hit crosscourt most of the time to pull your opponent wide so your partner can put it away. Worst thing to do is hitting the ball to the net guy when you are at the alley or when the ball is short.

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  • Imo, If your always going Cross-court then the net guy is going to Poach the Ball down the middle and put away easy points. So when im playing Doubles with a Friend against friends i always Do both I do a few Cross Courts and a Few Down the line shots. Even if i dont win the Down the Line Shot i keep that Net Person alert and Ready for a down the line shot. That way he cant Poach easy Shots.

  • my theory? If you have a consistent shot down the line, go for it. You can shake up the net guy with a few "won" points from his side, with a few solid blasts right at his racket. It also adds a little more to the "borrrrrrrrrrrrring" game of doubles.

  • @wind1357 depnds who the net guy is, if he's not ready and you know he's not gonna get it, hit it there

  • @wind1357 i agree, when you hit the agressive ball crosscourt instead of to the net guy you do 2 things, attack but if your ball is not good enough you are also deffending, your partner will be there to cover a big chunk of the court ( he is placed right in front of the player that hits the ball) putting the opponents in need of thinking to execute a precise volley, that is an advantage knowledge for the limited amount of responses possible, so you can prepare to make your next move

  • i see what the guy in this vid is going for, he's not talking about a net player that's going to try and poach your return. hes talking about the "net player" on your opponents team thats just in that position while his partner serves

  • yea, to all pros like u, dont watch this vid!

  • You don't even do it slut.

  • One thing that REALLY helps...having a backhand slice with kick to it =) I've had people TRY to smash mine out of the air, only to have it land at their feet lol. It puts the other person off balance when they go for it when it does kick.

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